ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W20-W49 › W36 Explosion and rupture of gas cylinder › W36.9
Explosion and rupture of unspecified gas cylinder
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:
- W36.9XXA Explosion and rupture of unspecified gas cylinder, initial encounter
- W36.9XXD Explosion and rupture of unspecified gas cylinder, subsequent encounter
- W36.9XXS Explosion and rupture of unspecified gas cylinder, sequela
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Explosion and rupture of unspecified gas cylinder
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from W36 Explosion and rupture of gas cylinder
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W36
Inherited from the W20-W49 section Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
Excludes1 - never coded here
- assault (X92-Y09)
- contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64)
- exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-)
- intentional self-harm (X71-X83)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Combustion, spontaneous
- Burn, burned, burning > ignition
- Suffocation > due to, by > ignition
- Accident > caused by, due to > ignition
- Asphyxia, asphyxiation > from > ignition
- Poisoning > fumes or smoke due to > ignition
- Explosion > gas > cylinder
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| W36.1 | Explosion and rupture of aerosol can | Not billable |
| W36.2 | Explosion and rupture of air tank | Not billable |
| W36.3 | Explosion and rupture of pressurized-gas tank | Not billable |
| W36.8 | Explosion and rupture of other gas cylinder | Not billable |